Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model167: Fumarolic sulfur
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlN-S Fractures, Fissures, Porous Ash Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsSulfur
GangueChalcedony, Clay, Kaolinite, Opal
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockRhyodacite
StructureStratovolcano
Tectonic settingMagmatic Arc
AlterationSilicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10005890
MRDS IDBL10068
Alternate namesCanapa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.49256, -68.09311
References
PONCE V., J., 1967, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINAS VICTORIA Y EL TRIUNFO: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-547, 9P., MAP 1:2,500.AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA BOLETIN 5, P. 333-4.SANTIESTEBAN A., CARLOS, 1972, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA SERRANIA DE CA%APA: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADOESPINOZA, A., 1990, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORTGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, PONCE (1967CIMRIPONCE (1967)